Foreign Policy

No Man Is an Island: Fiction, Trauma, War No Man Is an Island: Fiction, Trauma, War

How Argentine fiction about the Malvinas War conspires in a trick of perspective.

Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Blitzer

The Mess in Iraq

The Mess in Iraq The Mess in Iraq

Violence in Iraq is going from bad to worse, in tandem with neighboring Syria.

Jan 3, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Will ‘Dima’s Law’ Lead to a New Cold War?

Will ‘Dima’s Law’ Lead to a New Cold War? Will ‘Dima’s Law’ Lead to a New Cold War?

For Americans who understand the importance of a cooperative U.S.-Russia relationship, 2012 was a disturbing year.

Jan 3, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The US Intelligence Community’s New Year Wish

The US Intelligence Community’s New Year Wish The US Intelligence Community’s New Year Wish

The National Intelligence Community’s Global Trends report reveals a future of continued fearmongering and American exceptionalism. 

Jan 3, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

Tough Questions for John Kerry

Tough Questions for John Kerry Tough Questions for John Kerry

Here are just a few things the Foreign Relations Committee should be asking Obama’s nominee for secretary of state.

Jan 2, 2013 / The Editors

Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown?

Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown? Are the US and Israel Heading For a Showdown?

At long last, this may be the year Washington puts the brakes on Israeli settlement expansion into Palestinian lands. 

Dec 20, 2012 / Ira Chernus

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Focus the Secretary of State Debate on Policy, Not Politics Katrina vanden Heuvel: Focus the Secretary of State Debate on Policy, Not Politics

Partisan predictions for the presiden’s nominee have drowned out the real conversation on Obama’s foreign policy priorities. 

Dec 18, 2012 / Press Room

Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State

Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State

The nomination of a secretary of state gives the Senate the opportunity to probe the administration’s foreign policy priorities.

Dec 18, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Is Congress’s Magnitsky Bill a New Blacklist? Is Congress’s Magnitsky Bill a New Blacklist?

The anti-Russia bill violates the rule of law, contradicts American values and undermines US national security.

Dec 14, 2012 / Edward Lozansky, Vladimir Sobell, and Stephen F. Cohen

On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War

On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War On the Front Lines of a New Pacific War

The US military’s aggressive Asia-Pacific strategy is escalating tensions with China and prompting local resistance throughout the region.

Dec 14, 2012 / Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander

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